16.2h | 2017 | Hanoverian Stallion
Lord Leatherdale – Negro – Fruhling
Color: Bay
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From an exceptional mare and a well-proven bloodline nick, Louisville HTF is already proving his own talent in sport and as a sire. Completing his lifetime approval through the NASST, Louisville was rewarded with scores as high as 9.0 for his canter and rideability and an 8.5 for his trot. Louisville has been Champion of the US Dressage Finals and a USDF All-Breeds Awards winner. In 2024, Louisville placed 7th place overall at the USEF National Young Horse Championships and moved up to Intermediate I at the end of the season.
Louisville’s sire, Lord Leatherdale has sired Young Horse World Champions and international Grand Prix horses. Louisville’s dam was a successful Grand Prix horse and an exceptional producer with 2 licensed stallions, a premium mare, and her oldest offspring winning at Grand Prix. Her sire Negro is one of the most proven sires for production of Grand Prix offspring. The Lord Leatherdale-Negro combination is a particularly proven nick which includes Olympic medalists Glamourdale and Everdale.
Louisville has multiple Premium and Gold Medal Foals to his credit and his offspring have earned top placings in the USDF Breeders Championships. His oldest foalcrop was started undersaddle in 2024 and have proven to inherit their sire’s intelligence and rideability.
Headlines
2-Star Stallion with ISR/OldenburgNA
2022: US Dressage Finals First Level Open Champion
2022: USDF Region 1 First Level Open Reserve Champion
2022: North American Stallion Sport Test ~ overall score of 7.85, scores of 8.5 for trot, canter, & rideability
2021: North American Stallion Sport Test ~ 2nd Place, scores of 9 for canter and rideability
2020: Licensed AHS and Rhineland
2019: Licensed ISR/Oldenburg
2017: Dressage At Devon Foal Champion
Breeding Information
Breeding Fee & Contracts
Mare Information
At Hilltop Farm we want to work closely with you and your veterinarian to ensure a successful breeding season and are available for questions at any time. The following information includes some basic suggestions as well as reminders on a few requirements for your breeding contract.
A Breeding Soundness Exam including a uterine culture is recommended, but not required, for all mares prior to breeding. If a mare fails to settle after two breeding cycles, Hilltop Farm will require a culture and cytology to be done at that time prior to any additional shipments of semen. We always recommend your vet checking your mare post-breeding to confirm ovulation. If a mare hangs on to a follicle longer than expected, it can be less expensive to ship additional semen than it would be to breed a second complete cycle. Getting your mare settled in foal is just the beginning. We recommend multiple pregnancy checks to help prevent cases of twins, misdiagnosed pregnancies, or lost time in the breeding season. The following schedule is what we recommend; only the first and fourth checks however are required by your breeding contract.
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1st check (Required): 14-16 days post ovulation – optimum time for vet to pinch off a twin if more than a single ovulation is noted.
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2nd check (Recommended): 28 days post ovulation – to confirm a viable pregnancy as the heartbeat normally appears by day 25.
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3rd check (Recommended): 35-40 days post ovulation – to confirm maintained pregnancy prior to endometrial cup formation. Mares that slip foals early may not come back into heat.
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4th check (Required): 55-60 days post ovulation – final confirmation of pregnancy in its critical first trimester.
Following your mare’s 14-16 day pregnancy check, please have your vet complete the Mare Breeding Passport received with your semen shipment and return it to Hilltop Farm. Any changes in pregnancy status after the 14-16 day check must be communicated to Hilltop Farm immediately. This Passport is used in all stallion reports to various breed registries and is used to generate a Breeding Certificate so that you can register your foal.
Cooled Semen
Louisville will be available via cooled semen March 17th, 2025 through August 1st, 2025. Stallions are only collected at the request of the breeder or their veterinarian, click here for instructions to Request A Semen Shipment.
REMINDER: The SBS lab is closed and stallions will not be collected on Easter Sunday, Monday of Memorial Day weekend, and July 4th.
Cooled Semen distribution is handled by Select Breeders Service, Inc. The Distribution Fee must be paid in advance of each shipment by check or credit card. All cooled semen shipments are sent using the Equitainer, which we believe provides the most reliable, consistent cooling of semen.
- $440 for US shipments – including round-trip FedEx shipping and collection fee – $15 additional for Saturday delivery
- Pick-up/return at Hilltop Farm or SBS: $290 weekday, $310 Sunday
- US Airline Shipments: $595 weekday; $620 Sunday
- Late Fee for requests received after the published notification time: $95
- Container Deposit – $250 (Secured by credit card – not charged unless container is not returned or is damaged)
- Cooled semen is available to select locations in Canada, Contact Us for additional information.
Registration & Futurity Information
Your mare’s registration and approval play just as important of a role as the stallion’s approvals when determining registration options for your foal. Please keep in mind that in order to register your foal with a specific association, your mare may first need to be presented to that registry for approval. In addition to the registries a stallion is approved with, there may be additional registration options based on your mare’s eligibility and the stallion’s credentials. If you are confused at all on registration options for a potential foal, please speak with Hilltop Farm and your breed registry PRIOR to booking your breeding.
- ISR/Oldenburg
- AHS & Rhineland
- Westfalen
- GOV
- KWPN-NA: Offspring out of KWPN-NA mares and by stallions approved with an Erkend Studbook (such as Louisville) are eligible for Register A papers.
- New England Dressage Association (NEDA) Breeder’s Futurity:Â Louisville offspring born between 2021 and 2023 are eligible for participation in the NEDA Breeder’s Futurity. For additional information and futurity guidelines click HERE.
- American Hanoverian Society (AHS) Yearling & 2-Year Old Futurity: Yearling and 2-Year Old Louisville offspring that are AHS registered, AHS Certificate of Pedigree, or American Rhineland registered are eligible for participation. For additional information and futurity guidelines click HERE.
Frozen Semen
Frozen semen may be shipped year-round. Frozen semen is only shipped at the request of the breeder or their veterinarian, click here for instructions to Request A Semen Shipment.
Frozen Semen distribution is handled by Select Breeders Service, Inc. The Distribution Fee must be paid in advance of each shipment by check or credit card.
- $440 for FedEx Overnight or $410 for FedEx 2-Day US shipments; $750 for Canadian shipments + duties/customs charges. These include round-trip FedEx shipping. $15 additional for Saturday delivery.
- $170 for pick-up/return at Hilltop Farm or SBS with our container (does not include return by FedEx)
- $55 for pick-up or shipment from SBS with own container (does not include return by FedEx); $55 additional client owned tank recharge fee for tanks that arrive warm.
- $50 for each additional stallion if multiple stallions are being shipped together; $50 per each additional Mare Owner per shipment
- Late Fee for requests received after the published notification time: $95
- Container Deposit – $1350 (Secured by credit card – not charged unless container is not returned or is damaged)
Stallion Health Information
